Seat-guard.



H. D. BENNETT.

SEAT GUARD.

APPLICATION man was, 1914.

utented Feb. 15. 1916.

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SEAT-GUARD.

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Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15.1916.

' Application filed August 5. 1914. Serial No. 855,193.

To (1/! whom it may concern Be it known that l. llowann l). BENNETT, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Baltimore. in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scatllua'tds: and I do hereby declare the following to be a full. clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertaius to make and use the same.

This invention relates to seat guards and particularly to those-employed in confining babies to various types of seats.

There are now in use various types of safety belts. which when used on a chair al low the baby to slide over the front of the chair and hang by the belt.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a seat guard which will positively prevent a baby from sliding from the seat or falling forward and at the same time keep the baby in comfortable position.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a seat guard which willoperate etliciently for the purpose intended irrespective of the type of seat or chair with which it is associated.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of a seat guard of the type named in which the fabric portion thereof can be detached from the securing clcments't'or the purposeof washing same and whereby the guard may be maintained at all times in a perfectly sanitary condition.

\Vith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the. details of construction and in the arrangement and com bination of parts to be hereinafter more. fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In describihg the invention in detail ref erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which l ligure 1 a frontvicw of an ordinary baby chair having the-improved guard assoelated.therewith; Fig. 2, a plan view of what is shown in Fig. 1; Fig 3, asection on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4. a section on the line t4 of Fig. 2-; Fig. 5. a frag mental perspective view of a. modified form of guard. and Fig. 6. a perspective view of a belt uscdin connection with the guard.

Referring to the drawings A indicates generally an ordinary baby chainand B the improved guard. This guard, is shown as comprising a body 10 formed of fabric such as canvas or other pliable or yielding material and provided with openings 11 and 12 through which the legs of the baby are adapted to be inserted. 'lhe'body 10 is provided at its upper and lower edges with hcms 13 and ll respectively. Passing through the hem 13 is ai'elatively-stitl' -flexible member ll carrying at each end eyes 15 to whiclrare connected respectively securing straps It. I he hem 13 is slit transversely at approximately its center as at 17 and surrounding the member H and movable in the slit 1? is a ring 18 for a purpose that will presently appear. llxtemling through the hem se'uring the lower portion the body 10 to' a seat.

In applying the guard to a seat the strap 19 passed around the bottom ofthe seat and the tern'iinals of the strap buckled together. The straps 1(i are then engaged around the arms of the seat and buckled when the application of the guard is coin plete. sary to prevent the straps l-(l falling.

It will beobvious that it it is desired to wash the body 10 the member 14 and strap if can be readily withdrawn from the hems 13 and H.

If desired the belt illustrated in Fig. 6 may be used in connection with the guard. This belt is indicated at 20 and is provided with the usual anchor devices 21 whereby it may be positively secured to theseat The belt- 20 further carries a hook 22 detachahly cugageable with the ring 18 and serves to prevent the babyfrom drawing back with respect to the guard and in H is a strap 19 for the purpose of- An eye screw may be used it necesthis manner positively prevents the baby from making the I first advance in climbing.

la the modified form of guard shown in Fig. 2? and 34 opening through its side edges and forming a central web 25. In this modi lied torm relatively still members 26 and 27 a re engaged throughthe hems 13 and 14 respectively and secured to the ends of said 5 the body 10 is provided with recesses members are eyes 28. The ring 18 in the modified form is attached to the body through the medium of a loop 29 secured directly to the hem 13 against the rear side thereof.

What is claimed is z 1. A seat guard of the class described comprising a' fabric body having openings therein to receive the legs of the occupant of the seat, hems at-the top and bottom of the body respectively securing elements detachably engaged through respective hems, said body being providedwith a slitgintersecting the upper .hem, and an eye disposed in the slit and engaged around the securing means passingthrough the upper hem.

2. A seat guard of the class described comprising a yielding body having openings therein to receive the legs of the occupant of theseat, means carried by the body for securing same across the front of a seat, and a belt receiving attachment carried on the body portion centrally of the top thereof and whereby a belt may be detachably secured to the body.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

HOlVARD D. BENNETT. 

